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Area 10 Service-Learning Updates & Information
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Welcome!
This brief monthly email is intended for district curriculum directors and designated district service-learning contacts. Please feel free to share this information with your colleagues!!
FREE Local Training Opportunity
Space is still available for the November 9th workshop entitled Literacy Development through Community Service-Learning. This FREE workshop will be presented by Rahima Wade, Ed.D., Elementary Education Professor from the University of Iowa and is intended for K-6 teachers. All participants will receive the book, The Complete Guide to Service-Learning, and substitute reimbursement is also available. To register contact the Professional Development office at Grant Wood AEA or call the 24-hour registration line at (319)399-6555 or (800)798-9771, voice mail box #6697.
ComServ Grant Awarded to Grant Wood AEA
Grant Wood AEA recently received a ComServ Iowa grant through the Iowa Department of Education to support service-learning enrichment in our AEA region. One of the objectives of this proposal is “to explore the use of service-learning as a teaching method in AEA 10 schools.” By exploring district understanding and implementation of service-learning as a teaching method, Grant Wood AEA will know how to best support district service-learning efforts. Curriculum Directors will receive an email with a link to an online survey in the coming weeks. Your response will be appreciated!
Grant Opportunities
** State Farm Insurance Companies is making $5 million dollars available for service-learning grants. The deadline for applying is November 15, 2006.
Grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 per year are being offered by the State Farm Youth Advisory Board. Applicants may request any amount within this range based on a required budget which outlines project expenses and they may choose between one- and two-year grant options.
Grant requests must focus on one of the following issues:
- disaster preparedness
- driver safety
- accessing higher education/closing the achievement gap
- financial education.
The number of grants awarded will depend on the number and quality of requests received. Grant amounts will vary according to the nature of the proposal and availability of funds. At least one service-learning project will be funded in each of the thirteen State Farm zones.
To be eligible to receive a grant from the State Farm Youth Advisory Board, applicants should be either an educator who currently teaches in a public K-12, charter, or higher education institution, or a school-based service-learning coordinator whose primary role is to coordinate service-learning projects in a public, charter, or higher education institution. Non-profit organizations are also eligible if they are able to demonstrate how they plan to actively interact with students in public K-12 schools.
** The Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service (ICVS) is pleased to announce the availability of federal AmeriCorps funds. Applicants must be non-profit [501(c)3] organizations, schools, Indian tribes, faith-based organizations, or local or state government agencies (or a combination of these organizations) and engage a minimum of 10 full-time equivalent AmeriCorps members.
Grants are awarded on a competitive basis to programs that address educational, environmental, homeland security, human or public safety needs (particularly those mobilizing more volunteers, ensuring a brighter future for Iowa’s youth, engaging students in communities and harnessing baby boomers’ experience), and demonstrate community support to provide resources and meet matching requirements.
- Applicants will submit applications electronically into the Corporation for National and Community Service’s eGrants website by December 7, 2006 and submit seven (7) hard copies of the entire application and requested attachments to the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service. Successful applicants will be notified of grant review committee recommendations by January 31, 2007, and final notification from the Corporation is normally in June. The programs selected will then begin September 1, 2007.
For more information on the application instructions and supporting materials, please visit the website of the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service at http://www.volunteeriowa.org/americorps/funding.html.
Informational sessions will be held via conference call on the dates below. If you want to learn whether your organization can qualify to apply for this funding opportunity or have specific questions about the grant application, please register for a session on-line at www.regonline.com/111327.
Informational Conference Calls
November 6, 2006 – 9-10 a.m.
November 21, 2006 – 2-3 p.m.
Any questions regarding this RFP may be directed to:
Kristin Honz, Program Officer
Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service
200 E. Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-242.5467
kristin.honz@iowalifechanging.com
More Information Available
If you or others in your district are interested in more information on service-learning or civic engagement, please contact Susie Green at (319) 399-6775 or (800)798-9771 ext. 6775. Or via email at sgreen@aea10.k12.ia.us. The list of online resources continues to grow!
Books on the topic of service-learning are also available at the Grant Wood AEA Media Center.
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